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China tells US to 'immediately' stop arming Taiwan after Washington approves arms package
China told the United States on Thursday to "immediately stop" arming Taiwan after Taipei said Washington had authorised a $11 billion weapons package to the island. Approved by the State Department but awaiting congressional approval, the sale would take effect in about a month, according to Taiwan's Defense Ministry.
China told the United States on Thursday to "immediately stop" arming Taiwan after Washington had approved the sale of $11 billion of weapons to the island.
"China urges the United States to abide by the one-China principle … and immediately stop the dangerous actions of arming Taiwan," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a press conference.
US announces $11bn weapons sale to Taiwan
The Trump administration has announced a huge arms sale worth around $11bn (£8.2bn) to Taiwan, which includes advanced rocket launchers, self-propelled howitzers and a variety of missiles.
This package, which still needs to be approved by the US Congress, will be the second arms sale to Taiwan since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January.
China, which sees self-governed Taiwan as a breakaway province, condemned the move, saying it "severely undermines China's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity".
Taiwan's defence ministry thanked the US and said the deal would help the island in "rapidly building robust deterrence capabilities".
The US has formal ties with Beijing rather than Taiwan, and has walked a tight diplomatic rope for decades. But it remains a powerful ally of Taiwan's and the island's biggest arms supplier.
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